Sports Digest
YOUTH SLO-PITCHRegistration for the Rural Youth Mixed Slo-Pitch League will conclude Wednesday, May 11, on the City of Temiskaming Shores’ website. Age groups are T-Ball aged 5 to 7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14-17. All ages are as of January 1, 2016. Anyone interested in coaching or umpiring can
Boucher still meeting the challenge at 77
Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Here’s some fun with math: what do you get when you add 300, 350, 400, 450 and 500?If you’re Fern Boucher, it all comes up to 77.That’s how old he became May 3 and those are the weights (in pounds,
Walkathon Weekend
47th annual fundraiser for Community Living on SaturdaySteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – Stepping ever so closer to the half-century mark, the Walkathon’s longevity shows no signs of coming to an end.“I feel the popularity of the ongoing Walkathon for the last 47 years is
POCKET PICKING
Devon Merkley, left, and Tyresse Batisse work on their defensive and offensive skills April 27 at the Haileybury Arena and Recreation Centre. The Tri-Town Lacrosse Association is back in business Tuesday and Wednesday evenings with Pee Wees, Bantams and Midgets learning the finer and, sometimes, grittier aspects of the
Teaching the teachers
Learning to pass along the basicsTEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – A new course of action is available to teachers, coaches and recreation leaders looking to lend kids a hand with physical activity.Run Jump Throw Wheel (RJTW) is a national program coming to Temiskaming Shores later this month.Developed
UP, OVER, ONGOING
The 2016 edition of the Temiskaming Track Club has grown from last season with about 200 kids like Jake Koza running and jumping through the halls at Timiskaming District Secondary School. The Tuesday and Thursday late afternoon sessions will continue through to June 9 for student athletes in grades
On the mark
Algonquin cadets hit their targets in TrentonTEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – A team of local sharpshooters pulled the trigger on an elite finish at a competition in Trenton last weekend.Five cadets from the 2344 The Algonquin Regiment Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps were there April 16-17 for the
Walkathon eyes new van for Community Living
TEMISKAMING SHORES (Staff) – Shoes wear out. Vehicles wear out.But there’s never a hole or a breakdown in the enthusiasm for the Walkathon.Community Living Temiskaming South’s (CLTS) 47th annual fundraiser for people with intellectual disabilities is just around the cornerThis year’s theme is Join the
Super Tag Team
These skiers from the Porcupine Ski Runners Club could not have dressed more appropriately. They fashioned themselves after superhero Clark Kent, aka Superman, as they conquered the trails at the Temiskaming Nordic Ski Club during Family Sprint Day held Saturday, April 2. From the left are Clarke Frey and
All-Ontario Weekend
Ebert Bantams travel North for OHF goldSteven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The Welders forged something of a regional team this season and the arc of their season has them on the trail for one more championship.The Ebert Welding Puckhounds are competing April 8-10 in